James Ronald "Ron" Tishaw
Jul 1, 2021
James Ronald “Ron” Tishaw – Graveside service for Ron Tishaw, 77 of Ellijay, Ga., formerly of Pitts, Ga. will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in the Pitts, Georgia. Cemetery.The Reverend Richard Compton will officiate.Frazier and Son Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Rochelle, Ga. is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Tishaw died Thursday, July...
Mary Ellen Roland Mckinney
Jun 27, 2021
Mary Ellen Roland McKinney, age 89, of Abbeville, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021, at her residence.She was a retired seamstress, working with her husband many years at the Wilcox Garment Co. in Rochelle, and Kinards Cleaners in Hawkinsville.She was a member of the Liberty Bible Church in Gainesville, Ga., and faithfully attended Double Branch FWB Church in Unadilla, as...
Wesley Otis Wallace
Jun 23, 2021
Wesley (Otis) Wallace, age 86, of Pitts, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at his residence.He was a retired farmer, as well as a bus driver for twenty-three years with the Wilcox County School System.He was a member of the Christian Home Baptist Church, and loved to garden and spend time with his children and grandchildren. Mr. Wallace was born...
Elizabeth P. Blake
Jun 13, 2021
Elizabeth P. Blake, age 91, of Pineview, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021, in the Taylor Regional Hospital, Hawkinsville, Georgia.She was a retired teacher with Wilcox County School System for 50 years.She was a member of the Oaks Community Church, and loved cooking and playing cards, and loved to baby sit. Mrs. Blake was born November 19, 1929, in Pineview,...
Sujette "Sue" Taylor
Jun 9, 2021
Sujette “Sue” Taylor, age 92, of Abbeville, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in the Macon Medical Center Navicent Health.She was a retired teacher with the Wilcox County School System for 30 years, and was a member of the Abbeville First Baptist Church and the Euzelian Sunday School Class.She was also a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy,...
Michael Davison
May 17, 2021
Michael Davison, age 64, of Sparta, Georgia, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021, in the Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.He was a salesman with Tru-Green Lawn Care Service where he received the Salesman of the Year Award for 2 years of service. Mike was born March 13, 1957, in Macon, to the late Thomas E. Davison, Jr., and Barbara Hollingsworth Davison.He...
Jean Clark
May 10, 2021
Jean Clark, age 80, of Tifton (formerly of Rochelle), passed away Monday, May 10, 2021, in the Tifton Health Rehab Center.She was a self-employed cosmetologist for 40 plus years, and was a member of the Rochelle First Ave. Baptist Church.Jean loved to cook and read, and enjoyed playing bingo and the singing services at Tifton Health and Rehab Center. Jean...
Martha T. Walker
Apr 22, 2021
Martha T. Walker, age 76, of Pitts, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021, in the Crisp Regional Hospital.She was born November, 26, 1944, in Gladewater, TX, to the late Penmon Earl Thornton and Myrtice Marie Mills Thornton. Survivors include her sons, Tracy Walker of Hattiesburg, Miss., Shane Walker, of Saucier, Miss., and Marti Walker of Hattiesburg, Miss.; her daughter, Ree...
Tommy Russom
Apr 20, 2021
Tommy Russom, age 61, of Abbeville, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at his residence.He was a self-employed electrician, a bass guitar player for the Mandatory Band for 20 years, and a member of the Abbeville United Methodist Church. Tommy was born January 8, 1960, in Hawkinsville, Georgia, to the late Thomas Baxter Russom and Shirley Dennard Russom.He is survived...
Jo Walker
Apr 20, 2021
Jo Walker, age 69, of Abbeville, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in the Magnolia Manor Nursing Center, Americus, Georgia.She was an LPN with the Dodge County Hospital. Jo was born February 22, 1952, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late William Ralph Swanson and Annie Pearl Taylor.She is survived by her daughters, Kimberley Walker of Abbeville, Wendy Lynn Walker of...
Stella Jean Paramore
Apr 16, 2021
Stella Jean Paramore, age 71, of Rochelle, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021, in the Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta.She was a self-employed hair-dresser, and a member of the Christian Hill Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Paramore was born May 20, 1949, in Lake Charles, La., to the late Ray Franklin Kyzar and Verna Newman Kyzar.She was also preceded in death...
Elizabeth Annette Abbott
Apr 15, 2021
Elizabeth Annette Sutton Abbott, age 85 of Dallas, GA entered into Eternity on April 15, 2021. She was born in Rochelle Ga. to the late Charles Otis Sutton and Minnie Louisa Bagwell on June 30, 1935.She is predeceased by brothers: George Henry Sutton, Charles Otis Sutton, Thomas Edward Sutton, Bobbie T. Sutton, Johnny Frank Sutton, Floyd Ira Sutton, James McAllister...
Walton H. Lowery
Apr 12, 2021
Walton H. Lowery, age 90, of Eastman, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021, at his residence.He was a machine operator for Inland Container Co. in Macon, and was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved to garden, and was a Baptist by faith. Mr. Lowery was born October 19, 1930, in Chauncey, Georgia, to the late William P. Lowery and...
Joann Stokeberry Smith
Apr 11, 2021
Joann Stokesberry Smith, age 70, of Abbeville, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021, at her residence.She was a CNA with River Willows Nursing Center, and a Baptist by faith. Joann was born July 16, 1950, in Abbeville, to the late James and Christine Bruce Miller.She is survived by a son, Gene Stokesberry (Valerie) of Rochelle; a daughter, Angie Phillips (Terry)...
Calvin Wilber Crenshaw
Apr 6, 2021
Calvin Wilber Crenshaw, age 61, of Ellijay, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Assured Hospice Center in Cartersville.He was an Air Force Veteran, a truck driver for U.S. Express, and loved classical music, woodburning, poetry, and making coin rings. Wilber was born December 19, 1959, in Atlanta.His father was the late Calvin R. Crenshaw, and his mother...
Steve Mcbryant
Mar 29, 2021
Steve McBryant, age 65, of Pitts, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021, at his residence.He was a retired carpenter, an avid fisherman and hunter, and a member of New Hope Baptist Church, Cordele.He loved to garden and spend time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Steve was born October 14, 1955, in Ashburn, Georgia, to the late William and Betty...
James E. Collier
Mar 19, 2021
James E. Collier, age 68, of Abbeville, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021, at Coffee Regional Medical Center, Douglas, Ga.He grew up in Fitzgerald, where he attended Fitzgerald High School, and after high school worked for Lowell Packing Company, then for Rainbow Irrigation for 10 years.After that he went to work for Lamar Gibbs and Marcy Stone in Abbeville, as...
Kenneth O. Lamb
Mar 16, 2021
Kenneth O. Lamb, age 70, of Pineview, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at his residence.He was employed with K&W Fast -Stop, and was a Baptist by faith. Kenneth was born July 26, 1950, in Hawkinsville, to the late Thomas and Orene Harvey Lamb.He was also preceded in death by his wife, Marisa Dozier Lamb. Survivors include his son, Ken...
Kenneth Thompson
Mar 12, 2021
Kenneth Thompson, age 63, of Pineview, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, at his residence.He was a farmer who loved his family and cows, and was a member of Union Baptist Church. Kenneth was born May 16, 1957, in Hawkinsville, to the late Sam Thompson and Audrey Massey Thompson.He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Donnie, Recial, and...
John D. Owens,
Mar 11, 2021
John D. Owens, Jr., of Pineview, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021, in the Pruitt Healthcare Center, Fitzgerald, Georgia.He graduated from Abbeville High School in 1962, and attended ABAC and the University of Wyoming.He was a teacher and coach at Fitzgerald High School.He also coached baseball and basketball in Wilcox and Dodge Counties, and scouted for the Pittsburgh Pirates.He dedicated...
